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June 10, 2015Clinical Infectious Diseases132 citationsOpen Access

Comparison of the Effectiveness and Safety of Linezolid and Daptomycin in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bloodstream Infection: A National Cohort Study of Veterans Affairs Patients

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NBNicholas BrittEPEmily PotterNPNimish Patel

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Treatment with linezolid for VRE-BSI resulted in significantly higher treatment failure in comparison to daptomycin. Linezolid treatment was also associated with greater 30-day all-cause mortality and microbiologic failure in this cohort.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd622a80eea7d3f699c5e2https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ444
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